163
163
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
why wasn't the nsa more forthcoming to the president of the united states? >> and dianne feinstein has just confirmed publicly that this spying on angela merkel's telephones goes back to 2002. it's my understanding president obama, she says, was not aware of chancellor merkel's communications were being collected since 2002. that is a big problem. he's met with the chancellor of germany on numerous occasions. you would have thought somebody would have said to him mr. president, by the way, we listen to her phone conversations on her cell phone, you should know this. >> i talked to people on both sides of this. some say if he didn't know, he should have known. he should just have assumed it. others say well, this is the way the nsa operates and you need to pierce that and you need to change the system, because just because as jay carney said today, just because they can gather all this information doesn't mean that they should gather all this information. that's why it's clear the president is having a review in the wake of the edward snowden disclosures but
why wasn't the nsa more forthcoming to the president of the united states? >> and dianne feinstein has just confirmed publicly that this spying on angela merkel's telephones goes back to 2002. it's my understanding president obama, she says, was not aware of chancellor merkel's communications were being collected since 2002. that is a big problem. he's met with the chancellor of germany on numerous occasions. you would have thought somebody would have said to him mr. president, by the...
155
155
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
the nsa has a worldwide responsibility. the nsa provides information to the fbi which the fbi can then follow up on if they have some indication there may be a terrorist plot under way in the united states, they would give that information to the fbi. the fbi would thin pursue it and see if there's something really there or not there. but they work closely together. one of the big problems before 9/11 was there wasn't enough coordination between the left-hand of the u.s. government and the right hand of the u.s. government. after 9/11 they did implement much greater coordination. as a result the nsa, the cia, other law enforcement, whether military and, of course, the fbi, department of homeland security, they worked much more closely together and there's a director of national intelligence hogs now oversees all 16 different u.s. intelligence agencies. as a result, they're supposedly do things a lot more coordinated and a lot better way. >> would he have, thanks so much. and to remind the viewers we'll bring you the preside
the nsa has a worldwide responsibility. the nsa provides information to the fbi which the fbi can then follow up on if they have some indication there may be a terrorist plot under way in the united states, they would give that information to the fbi. the fbi would thin pursue it and see if there's something really there or not there. but they work closely together. one of the big problems before 9/11 was there wasn't enough coordination between the left-hand of the u.s. government and the...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
131
131
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
WHUT
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
>> the nsa uses different techniques. one of the main techniques that it uses as to her spiegel reported is through a consulate in berlin, the nsa since people who pretend to be the elements are there to engage in mass surveillance on the german population as well as target the individual cell phone calls a such ast politicians the chancellor. we did a similar report in of theon the targeting president, the same as happened in mexico were but the current and former mexican presidents were targeted with similar forms of surveillance. this is often done through the way people pretend to be diplomats stationed there for what pretends to be a consulate but really is and nsa outpost. inexploits its positioning the nation capital under diplomatic treaties to target the population and a leading democratically elected leaders with very invasive surveillance. itself, thesy placement, this massive embassy building the u.s. moved into in 2008? >> right. the der spiegel report is using a document that demonstrates that embassy is ess
>> the nsa uses different techniques. one of the main techniques that it uses as to her spiegel reported is through a consulate in berlin, the nsa since people who pretend to be the elements are there to engage in mass surveillance on the german population as well as target the individual cell phone calls a such ast politicians the chancellor. we did a similar report in of theon the targeting president, the same as happened in mexico were but the current and former mexican presidents were...
132
132
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 1
if he didn't know he presided over an nsa that was unaccountable. if i had to bet i'd put my money on he didn't know all along. if he did, it would be too impractical to tell him. >> i take the president his word about this, just given the scope of how much information was getting vacuumed up. >> that's some high-level information, though, isn't it? this is different than metadata, to peter's point of this is tapping angela merkel's cell phone. >> if the president did not know that we were vacuuming up calls and information from our closest allies, then the thing really, really, has spun completely out of control. >> ezra, the third point there, okay, so maybe the president is mad. maybe the american public is mad. the jury is still out on that. the third question is are the leaders themselves actually mad? i think it's different with the germans, you have brazilians who canceled state visit, mexicans calling for ambassadorial meetings, the spanish also in inquiring and the french who were indignant and outraged. >> they are always the best. >> i do
if he didn't know he presided over an nsa that was unaccountable. if i had to bet i'd put my money on he didn't know all along. if he did, it would be too impractical to tell him. >> i take the president his word about this, just given the scope of how much information was getting vacuumed up. >> that's some high-level information, though, isn't it? this is different than metadata, to peter's point of this is tapping angela merkel's cell phone. >> if the president did not know...
118
118
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
documents provided by nsa leaker edward snowden. the spanish government summoned the american ambassador asking for an explanation. >>> this weekend, thousands of protesters marched on capitol hill demanding an end to the government surveillance program at home and abroad. many carried signs praising snowden and thanking him for blowing wistle on the nsa by leaking classified documents. this comes as international outrage builds over the broad scope of the nsa's data gathering over years. european leaders continue to put pressure on the country to for a new spying deal on allies. chefon, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> let's explain why it is some officials have explained perhaps why the president would not know about this for five years. >> as it was explained to us, this type of surveillance is the type of program or decision that would be executed at the level of the national security agency and the way the protocols are set up at this point, that's sort of where the line of information would stop. there isn't n
documents provided by nsa leaker edward snowden. the spanish government summoned the american ambassador asking for an explanation. >>> this weekend, thousands of protesters marched on capitol hill demanding an end to the government surveillance program at home and abroad. many carried signs praising snowden and thanking him for blowing wistle on the nsa by leaking classified documents. this comes as international outrage builds over the broad scope of the nsa's data gathering over...
66
66
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 66
favorite 0
quote 0
the nsa went on record to say that the president did not know about it. it makes me feel worse actually. the president has been forced to apologize not only to merkel but france's president and brazil's president. the eu is threatening to cancel pending trade talks. thanks, edward snowden, we appreciate it. let's spin. there's a lot of directions to go. one of the dynamic that's really interesting, to consider president obama's position here, i think we've all been trying to figure out where exactly he stands. he's been hawkish in some ways and continued a lot of these programs but he also seems sort of ret sent, saying they suspended the spying operations, they didn't know about it. peter king said something interesting over the weekend that sort of speaks to that. >> the president should stop apologizing and being defensive. the realty is the nsa has saved thousands of lives not just in united states but in france and germany and throughout europe. quite frankly they have done so much for our country and help this president in his term, he should be --
the nsa went on record to say that the president did not know about it. it makes me feel worse actually. the president has been forced to apologize not only to merkel but france's president and brazil's president. the eu is threatening to cancel pending trade talks. thanks, edward snowden, we appreciate it. let's spin. there's a lot of directions to go. one of the dynamic that's really interesting, to consider president obama's position here, i think we've all been trying to figure out where...
173
173
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
does changes in the nsa and the spying, will that change that or not? >>> rapper jay z say he is being unfairly criticized. two people were detained by police when they bought expensive things. hundreds have taken to twitter demanding jay z end his partnership with barneys. this puts jay z in a rather awkward position. he's about to launch a collection of clothing, jewelry. the money from the deal is going to a charity. it's not like he's keeping it for himself. the question is, will sticking with barneys hurt his brand as a rapper? the truth is probably not. he and his wife beyonce have had a stream of other income. jay z is worth $500 million. and when you add that to his wife, they have well over a billion dollars. which brings me to tonight's number. 3.6 million. according to the luxury institute. that is the average worth of a barney's shopper. they are incredibly wealthy. and even though he may not like probably not a boycott strong enough for him to change. >>> is the site of the winter games too dangerous? >>> and new details in the case of a bo
does changes in the nsa and the spying, will that change that or not? >>> rapper jay z say he is being unfairly criticized. two people were detained by police when they bought expensive things. hundreds have taken to twitter demanding jay z end his partnership with barneys. this puts jay z in a rather awkward position. he's about to launch a collection of clothing, jewelry. the money from the deal is going to a charity. it's not like he's keeping it for himself. the question is, will...
182
182
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KCSM
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
specs spokespersons for the nsa have denied the allegations. the agency said in a statement in beijing on sunday that nsa chief alexander never had talks with president obama about its spying activities on people, including merkel in 2010. a german weekly magazine has disclosed the details of allegations that u.s. intelligence services secretly collected information worldwide. the report says u.s. agents installed spying equipment at u.s. embassies and consulates. the latest issue of "der speigel" says the u.s. national security agency and the central intelligence agency used a joint program called the special collections service. the magazine report says agents installed about 80 high-performance antennas to capture records of mobile phone, online, and satellite communications. the article mentions 80 locations. 19 of them are in europe. the targets were allegedly classified into a five-scale list that was reviewed every 18 months by the staff of the white house and the secret services. >>> international experts overseeing chemical weapons in
specs spokespersons for the nsa have denied the allegations. the agency said in a statement in beijing on sunday that nsa chief alexander never had talks with president obama about its spying activities on people, including merkel in 2010. a german weekly magazine has disclosed the details of allegations that u.s. intelligence services secretly collected information worldwide. the report says u.s. agents installed spying equipment at u.s. embassies and consulates. the latest issue of "der...
190
190
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
the nsa says obama didn't know about this. we're supposed to believe he didn't know about the nsa until he heard -- the spying on merkel until he heard about it on the news? fast and furious, journalists being subpoenaed, consulate, irs -- >> no, he's being all inclusive -- >> so here's the point -- but, on the other hand, if they've data mined billions upon billions of phone calls, so anything good that happens, president obama takes credit for. anything that's bad that happens, he says, i didn't know about it, no one told me about it. that is the definition of not incompetence but lack of -- what's the word i'm looking for? >> less memory than a floppy disc. >> why you say -- >> -- like the french today, like obsessive -- >> i've never liked the french -- that aside, germany, particularly france, of all the countries in the world that have nothing to complain about. >> thought you were more obsessed with the chinese. you switched gears. i was watching fox news and i was glued to it. i was watching with shepard smith. you wer
the nsa says obama didn't know about this. we're supposed to believe he didn't know about the nsa until he heard -- the spying on merkel until he heard about it on the news? fast and furious, journalists being subpoenaed, consulate, irs -- >> no, he's being all inclusive -- >> so here's the point -- but, on the other hand, if they've data mined billions upon billions of phone calls, so anything good that happens, president obama takes credit for. anything that's bad that happens, he...
201
201
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 201
favorite 0
quote 1
this is something the white house and nsa deny. "wall street journal" reports the president was only made aware of this last summer. conflicting at this point. neither answers is satisfying because either he didn't have enough oversight or he hasn't been entirely forthcoming. demands for more information. some of these things are so sensitive, he can't go into full detail. >> there's a review under way right now. we expect other potentially controversial details to emerge. >> no question. they a real worry now particularly for relationships sensitive intelligence sharing relationships with the u.s. we share intelligence with the germans, french and so on. these relationships in south asia, in the middle east, more difficult countries for which a revelation they're cooperating on a country like iran could be damaging for them and u.s. relationships with them. >> in germany, this is especially sensitive because of east germany and the way it was ruled during the communist era. this is such a sensitive issue for the chancellor angela
this is something the white house and nsa deny. "wall street journal" reports the president was only made aware of this last summer. conflicting at this point. neither answers is satisfying because either he didn't have enough oversight or he hasn't been entirely forthcoming. demands for more information. some of these things are so sensitive, he can't go into full detail. >> there's a review under way right now. we expect other potentially controversial details to emerge....
74
74
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 74
favorite 0
quote 0
i agree with him, nsa spying that protects our national security is critical. but he is lumping in this what i would call gratuitous spying on our leaders that could have enormous consequences for our national security. >> what if this is just trust but verify? >> listen, in the end trust but verify comes down to a very simple proposition. they all knew that we're spying. they do it, everybody does it. but the fact of the matter is, is that there's gambling going on upstairs. all of a sudden there's a revelation. it's the damage that was done now, thomas, and the biggest concern that i have is that we really didn't have to be snooping on chancellor merkel's phone conversations to know what's going on in germany. we didn't have to be doing this. this is an nsa that has run out of control at this point. >>> so reform on the rocks. even senator marco rubio admits that efforts to change immigration reform and the law not going so good. the agenda panel will weigh in on that coming up. >>> jay z breaking his silence about his big deal with the department store barne
i agree with him, nsa spying that protects our national security is critical. but he is lumping in this what i would call gratuitous spying on our leaders that could have enormous consequences for our national security. >> what if this is just trust but verify? >> listen, in the end trust but verify comes down to a very simple proposition. they all knew that we're spying. they do it, everybody does it. but the fact of the matter is, is that there's gambling going on upstairs. all of...
138
138
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
this is nsa memos. that's one part. the second part has to do with the fact the white house is now saying we're not going to do it going forward. you get the sense that they know they are embarrassed by the revelations. they are not necessarily embarrassed by the tactics but embarrassed they got caught. >> take a look at what some of the eu parliamentarians came, axle voss from germany speaking on capitol hill to frank. >> frustration, anger, the feeling no one is controlling the nsa, no one is respecting privacy rights. no one is respecting data protection standouts. therefore we are in a mix of anger and frustration but also trying to keep the relationship alive. >> but they want answers. they said these were frank discussions. mark, you and i have covered foreign policy a long time. this is a very unhappy group of people. to a certain extent there's spying everywhere. we know that. it's a little shock. there's gambling at mr. rick's. the germans want the same special relationship of no spying agreement that we have w
this is nsa memos. that's one part. the second part has to do with the fact the white house is now saying we're not going to do it going forward. you get the sense that they know they are embarrassed by the revelations. they are not necessarily embarrassed by the tactics but embarrassed they got caught. >> take a look at what some of the eu parliamentarians came, axle voss from germany speaking on capitol hill to frank. >> frustration, anger, the feeling no one is controlling the...
124
124
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
they're expressing outrage at reports the nsa has been eavesdropping on as many as 35 world leaders. >> think we have repair work to do, hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's happening in this program. >> reporter: visit comes on the heels of a new revelation from a german newspaper which says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merk,l's phone calls and that chief keith alexander briefed the president on the spying in 2010. the obama administration denies it, saying news reports claiming otherwise are not true, but members of congress are skeptical. >> the nsa works for the president. so it's a question of, did the president want to hear what chancellor merkel was saying. he knew or should have noun. >> reporter: others say the white house has to answer. >> i think the president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive. has saved thousands of lives, not only in the united states, france, germany throughout europe. >> reporter: the wall street reports -- a white house review uncovered the operation this summer. cbs news washington. >> and more damaging in
they're expressing outrage at reports the nsa has been eavesdropping on as many as 35 world leaders. >> think we have repair work to do, hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's happening in this program. >> reporter: visit comes on the heels of a new revelation from a german newspaper which says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merk,l's phone calls and that chief keith alexander briefed the president on the spying in 2010. the obama administration denies...
102
102
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
they reports the nsa has been eavesdropping on as many as 35 world leaders. a newspaper says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merkel's phone calls as far back as 2002. there's divide reaction in congress. >> repair work to do. hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's really happening in this program. >> the president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive. the reality is the nsa has saved thousands of lives, not just the united states, also france, germany, throughout europe. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" said the eavesdropping ended after a white house review uncovered the operation this past summer. >>> new this morning, a 71-year- old man headed for los angeles is being held in canada. after montreal airport security found parts of a specially explosive device in his carry-on luggage. the man detained, hasn't been charged. everyone questioned, flight operations were temporarily disrupted. police also blocked off an area as they searched an apartment. >>> it was an adult-care home, but without the care. the search is
they reports the nsa has been eavesdropping on as many as 35 world leaders. a newspaper says the nsa listened in on german chancellor angela merkel's phone calls as far back as 2002. there's divide reaction in congress. >> repair work to do. hard questions need to ask of the nsa about what's really happening in this program. >> the president should stop apologizing, stop being defensive. the reality is the nsa has saved thousands of lives, not just the united states, also france,...
190
190
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
the fact is the united states has done so much through the nsa to save lives in germany. we've done much more for germany through the nsa than the german army has done for itself since world war ii. that is part of the real world we live in. martha: that is a great point this goes to the picture of the relationship. could you imagine a scenario where the president might have been able to pick up the phone and talk with her and explain what was going on, maybe do a personal apology and the whole thing doesn't blow up into a situation where you have german intelligence officials coming over here for a scolding. >> again by all accounts he does not have those types of personal relationships previous presidents have had. frankly he doesn't have the close personal relationships on capitol hill. i think he feels he doesn't need them. he has more of a academic approach to policy the fact when he comes down to it human nature is human nature. personal relationships do mean something. obviously each country in the end has to do for itself and personal relationships and trust means
the fact is the united states has done so much through the nsa to save lives in germany. we've done much more for germany through the nsa than the german army has done for itself since world war ii. that is part of the real world we live in. martha: that is a great point this goes to the picture of the relationship. could you imagine a scenario where the president might have been able to pick up the phone and talk with her and explain what was going on, maybe do a personal apology and the whole...
138
138
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
according to nsa leaker eric snowden, there has been eavesdropping. the e.u. envoy will arrive in washington. >> reporter: that's right, they'll be joined by members of congress, think tanks and telephone companies to discuss the surveillance of citizens. this is a delegation that had been organized some months ago. the european parliament had set up an inquiry as a result of the news from eric snowden. we are expecting some sort of emergency delegation of intelligence officials from both germany and france to washington in the next few days to have talks, but we're not sure when that is going to happen. as for whether they're going to get any joy through congress we heard that europe should be grateful for the surveillance, it's keeping europe safe. we're not sure what you all are complaining about. >> they have also said that the french and the germans spy on the usa so don't be surprised we do it to you. this is quite interesting. angela merkel, apparently she has been bugged, if you like, for years and years, but the nsa saying barack obama, he doesn't kno
according to nsa leaker eric snowden, there has been eavesdropping. the e.u. envoy will arrive in washington. >> reporter: that's right, they'll be joined by members of congress, think tanks and telephone companies to discuss the surveillance of citizens. this is a delegation that had been organized some months ago. the european parliament had set up an inquiry as a result of the news from eric snowden. we are expecting some sort of emergency delegation of intelligence officials from both...
64
64
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FBC
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
is either nsa and government gone wild or no one in the white house bothered to tel him. he does not care. he is on to something else. >> he did not read the intelligence brief. that got into the press guy and even his staff realized that is foolish. lou: you are assuming that he was mortal and some are not telepathically. >> i don't think he pays attention. >> the passivity of it, the fact that whether it is about obamacare, an essay, benghazi, did not know anything about it. and that is the real problem. lou: former vice president cheney said, our enemies no longer fear us, our allies dollars just the spirit that seems to be the most succinct summation of the obama farm policy to this point. >> i think it has now that the worst today with the news recently announced by democratic senator dianne feinstein, but the president ordered that spying on top-level officials of allied governments, all of the things -- lou: how preposterous that is. >> the most irresponsible than i can think of. he has done a lot of policy decisions that i fundamentally disagree with him. that est
is either nsa and government gone wild or no one in the white house bothered to tel him. he does not care. he is on to something else. >> he did not read the intelligence brief. that got into the press guy and even his staff realized that is foolish. lou: you are assuming that he was mortal and some are not telepathically. >> i don't think he pays attention. >> the passivity of it, the fact that whether it is about obamacare, an essay, benghazi, did not know anything about it....
426
426
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 426
favorite 0
quote 0
allies saying they're furious at the alleged extent of nsa surveillance on their turf. today, the u.s. ambassador to spain was called in for a dressing down by the spanish foreign minister. a spanish newspaper publishing a shocking number, 60. 6-0 million phone calls of average citizens intercepted by the nsa in the past year alone. so joining me now, christiane amanpour, cnn's chief international correspondent and a professor at princeton university. christiane to you, first, because the big pushback coming from this unidentified source, the wall street journal, saying the president did not know the nsa was spying on foreign leaders, put a stop to it once he found out. let's take the president at his word. why didn't he know? >> look, i have absolutely zero idea about whether he knew whether he didn't, why he didn't, or what. what i do know is spying has been, you know, as old as diplomacy itself. it is part of accepted statecraft. it's not pleasant. they don't like it, but they all know it happens. i think the issue is the publics in europe were very upset. in germany
allies saying they're furious at the alleged extent of nsa surveillance on their turf. today, the u.s. ambassador to spain was called in for a dressing down by the spanish foreign minister. a spanish newspaper publishing a shocking number, 60. 6-0 million phone calls of average citizens intercepted by the nsa in the past year alone. so joining me now, christiane amanpour, cnn's chief international correspondent and a professor at princeton university. christiane to you, first, because the big...
210
210
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 210
favorite 0
quote 0
regarding the nsa tapping the phones of nearly three dozen world leaders. add president obama himself to the list of those surprised to learn it was going on. a senior administration official tells me president obama did not learn until recently of the nsa surveillance of other world leaders including allies, confirming a report that first appeared in this morning's "wall street journal," citing u.s. officials that the white house did not know until an internal review over the summer after which it ended some of those programs. the senior administration official tells me the program that monitored the phone of german chancellor angela merkel did not end until quite recently. the white house today sidestepped any comment on that report while vaguely promising more accountability. >> we recognize that there need to be additional constraints on how we gather and use intelligence, but the president has directed us to review our surveillance capabilities. the entire review that is being led by the white house will be completed by the end of the year. >> the offi
regarding the nsa tapping the phones of nearly three dozen world leaders. add president obama himself to the list of those surprised to learn it was going on. a senior administration official tells me president obama did not learn until recently of the nsa surveillance of other world leaders including allies, confirming a report that first appeared in this morning's "wall street journal," citing u.s. officials that the white house did not know until an internal review over the summer...
257
257
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
a story we're going to cover in a little bit, nsa listening to world leader phone calls, didn't know about that. is it possible or conceivable that president obama could be out of the loop on some of these big item sns. >> it's conceivable to me he could be out of the loop on any one of them. but it's hard to believe he wouldn't have known about any of them, any of these ones they said he didn't know about. we've been given to believe this is a very bright, very curious man who cares about policy details, grasps without difficulty and asks without questions. the picture that emerges from the array of things he was not in the loop on was a more disengaged president leaving it all to others. in which case it's imperative that you pick good others. it's questionable whether he has. >> all right, brit. thank you. >>> the health care fiasco is playing a big role in the contest for governor. just how important that may be. >> hold back the tide of obama care. i need your vote on november 5th. >> crunch time in virginia's race for governor and republican ken cuccinelli trying to make refere
a story we're going to cover in a little bit, nsa listening to world leader phone calls, didn't know about that. is it possible or conceivable that president obama could be out of the loop on some of these big item sns. >> it's conceivable to me he could be out of the loop on any one of them. but it's hard to believe he wouldn't have known about any of them, any of these ones they said he didn't know about. we've been given to believe this is a very bright, very curious man who cares...
197
197
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> was the president kept out of the loop about what the nsa was doing? >> josh, what i can tell you is two things.ibz first, i'm not going to get into details of internal discussions. but the president clearly feels strongly about making sure that we are not just collecting information because we can, we do not and will not monitor the chancellor's communications. today's world is highly interconnected. and the flow of large amounts of data is unprecedented. innovation is going to continue. if we're going to keep our citizens and our allies safe, we have to continue to stay ahead of these changes. >> fox news digital politics editor, host of "power play," joins me now. he used a favorite word of mine. executive producer jen williams, this is juicy stuff, chris, right? >> it's discomforting stuff as you think about the relationship between the united states and germany is crucial. arguably our second most important ally. nato, european power house. here we are having this very, very delicate and difficult, very public discussion. it makes angela merkel lo
. >> was the president kept out of the loop about what the nsa was doing? >> josh, what i can tell you is two things.ibz first, i'm not going to get into details of internal discussions. but the president clearly feels strongly about making sure that we are not just collecting information because we can, we do not and will not monitor the chancellor's communications. today's world is highly interconnected. and the flow of large amounts of data is unprecedented. innovation is going...
282
282
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 282
favorite 0
quote 0
the nsa spying scandal spiraling out of control. a new report out of germany claiming that president obama knew the u.s. was conducting surveillance on chancellor angela merkel in 2010 even though he assured her by phone last week, he did not know anything. this morning, u.s. officials are claiming the obama administration ended the nsa operation that spied on merkel this past summer, as soon as they found out about it. we get more from have been cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. >> reporter: the newest edward snowden documents report more spying on america's closest allies. in spain the nsa reports listening in on 60 million phone calls in a single month and in germany a newspaper reports that president obama was briefed by nsa chief keith alexander about spying on german chance large angela merkel's calls back in 2010 and contradicting white house assurances that the president was not aware of the extent of the surveillance. the nsa quickly denied the report saying the following. nor has he ever discussed al
the nsa spying scandal spiraling out of control. a new report out of germany claiming that president obama knew the u.s. was conducting surveillance on chancellor angela merkel in 2010 even though he assured her by phone last week, he did not know anything. this morning, u.s. officials are claiming the obama administration ended the nsa operation that spied on merkel this past summer, as soon as they found out about it. we get more from have been cnn's chief national security correspondent jim...
159
159
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
intelligence worker involved in nsa operations against merkel that the nsa chief, general keith alexander informed the president in person about 2010, obama didn't stop the operation back then, but he let it continue. there is no that discussion about any intention regarding the recording of the president. caller: i just wanted to say this. i remember the ap story and member the ap story for reason. therems that every time is an ap story has been spying. i don't think we in this country particularly care about our government spying on people because they have been doing it for so long, especially under george bush and cheney. i think that govern he wow. where do want to say is this: i wish we could talk about jobs and how we are treating our kids in our schools now. i wish we could talk about something that's... evil really have something that we can do something with because i don't think this story right here does anything for our country because i don't think they're going to stop. why would they? stop. surely not can he's going to make sure we are protected. we have republican party a
intelligence worker involved in nsa operations against merkel that the nsa chief, general keith alexander informed the president in person about 2010, obama didn't stop the operation back then, but he let it continue. there is no that discussion about any intention regarding the recording of the president. caller: i just wanted to say this. i remember the ap story and member the ap story for reason. therems that every time is an ap story has been spying. i don't think we in this country...
248
248
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 248
favorite 0
quote 0
good morning to you. >> hi, veronica. >> let's talk about the nsa listening in on heads of state. how do you feel these revelations have effeaffected t united states and what damage has been done. >> it's too early to tell how much lasting damage but it's a bit of a public relations problem for the white house. you have a close ally in angela merkel who the president has tried to develop a working relationship on issues like terrorism, the global economy and now she is very upset and probably rightly so about the revelations that the u.s. has been tapping her cell phone now as far back as 2002 in the bush administration and the question is whether the president was ever briefed about this. if not, why not? why didn't he end it earlier? but the white house saying the president didn't know about it until recently and they stopped it. they're going to send a delegation here to get to the bottom of it. >> let's talk about what's happening here in washington. not everyone is angry about this. we have republican sasing these countries should be thankful. we heard from peter king earlier
good morning to you. >> hi, veronica. >> let's talk about the nsa listening in on heads of state. how do you feel these revelations have effeaffected t united states and what damage has been done. >> it's too early to tell how much lasting damage but it's a bit of a public relations problem for the white house. you have a close ally in angela merkel who the president has tried to develop a working relationship on issues like terrorism, the global economy and now she is very...
101
101
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
why weren't you monitoring. >> the other issue is the nsa mismanagement. that's another thing about this white house. they don't like to fire people in the moment. people then get fired like five months later and decide to leave. general alexander, we know he is leaving and they are trying to say it's not connected. of course it is. everybody in the intelligence community is furious. >> i'm sure you had several people say this to you and people say we don't work on washington's time frame. everyone is calling for someone to be fired. we work on a different time frame. you run the risk of a period like you are not handling an issue and taking it seriously. >> i do. i have been in that position at governor's level and you want to be careful about this stuff. particularly the relationships. >> feed you people. >> but you do eventually fire somebody and you like to wait? >> you move them quietly. >> you all love that. >> i can make so many jokes. hold off. we will talk more hot politics and that will get you fired up. tension at the top. we look at the rocky r
why weren't you monitoring. >> the other issue is the nsa mismanagement. that's another thing about this white house. they don't like to fire people in the moment. people then get fired like five months later and decide to leave. general alexander, we know he is leaving and they are trying to say it's not connected. of course it is. everybody in the intelligence community is furious. >> i'm sure you had several people say this to you and people say we don't work on washington's time...
93
93
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KCSM
tv
eye 93
favorite 0
quote 0
official as saying the nsa made the surveillance decisions. the newspaper says the official account of what happened suggests president obama went nearly five years without knowing about the spying on world leaders. it reports obama was briefed on broader intelligence collection priorities, but didn't make decisions on specific targets. and it says the president only learned of the spying after his administration launched internal and external probes of national security agency operations a few months ago. the decision followed revelations by former nsa contractor, edward snowden, who said agents had been secretly gathering the phone and internet data of private citizens. u.s. officials tell "the wall street journal" that american agents have suspended spying on merkel and other world loaders, but they say the agency is still monitoring other leaders because some of the programs are producing useful intelligence. >>> smoke in tiananmen square after a car burst into flames. chinese authorities are staying tight-lipped about the deadly incident.
official as saying the nsa made the surveillance decisions. the newspaper says the official account of what happened suggests president obama went nearly five years without knowing about the spying on world leaders. it reports obama was briefed on broader intelligence collection priorities, but didn't make decisions on specific targets. and it says the president only learned of the spying after his administration launched internal and external probes of national security agency operations a few...
209
209
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KGO
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 1
the nsa denies that the president was aware. also reports overseas, the u.s. embassy in berlin houses a secret listening post to spy on german government officials and business leaders. one of 80 such posts around the world. >> the suspicion in europe is that this is not really about counterterrorism. this is a lot more about industrial espionage. >> reporter: despite the backlash, many members of congress believe nsa data collection is an essential tool to combat terrorism. >> we've saved lives in germany. because of the intelligence we have given them. the fact is, there could be information transmitted that is useful to us and ultimately useful to germany. >> reporter: five u.s. allies have summoned the u.s. ambassadors in their countries to lodge a formal protest. germany and france want the u.s. to agree to limit the eavesdropping by the end of the year. diana? rob? >> tahman bradley live in washington, thank you. >>> meantime, in another major embarrassment for the obama administration, the troubled obama care website has rolled off the tracks yet again.
the nsa denies that the president was aware. also reports overseas, the u.s. embassy in berlin houses a secret listening post to spy on german government officials and business leaders. one of 80 such posts around the world. >> the suspicion in europe is that this is not really about counterterrorism. this is a lot more about industrial espionage. >> reporter: despite the backlash, many members of congress believe nsa data collection is an essential tool to combat terrorism....
44
44
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
their leader is calling for talks about the nsa's
their leader is calling for talks about the nsa's
160
160
Oct 29, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
was not. >> front page headline in the "wall street journal" president obama did not know about the nsa spying on our allies. also, last night on "60 minutes" mass confusion in libya was documented. tonight the factor will analyze both stories with brit hume. >> i think things have gotten so bad inside iraq from the standpoint the iraqi people my belief is we will in fact be greeted as liberators. >> former vice president dick cheney makes his first appearance in the no spin zone. we will talk to him about
was not. >> front page headline in the "wall street journal" president obama did not know about the nsa spying on our allies. also, last night on "60 minutes" mass confusion in libya was documented. tonight the factor will analyze both stories with brit hume. >> i think things have gotten so bad inside iraq from the standpoint the iraqi people my belief is we will in fact be greeted as liberators. >> former vice president dick cheney makes his first...
102
102
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
keith alexander, the head of the nsa, is going to be stepping down. he made an awfully strange youtube video this weekend where he sort of is explaining in this odd way how terrible reporters are. that just doesn't seem to be the same kind of message that we're getting from the white house, which is a president that says he's welcoming this debate, that he wants to talk about it, that he's obviously very concerned about not just the snowden reports but really the ramifications of how allies are responding and how americans are responding to the way their data is being sifted and used, the way they're being tracked and traced. i think these are really big issues. i think if there are signs from the white house that they are very concerned about what the nsa is up to, that's probably a good thing for everyone. >> and then you have republicans who are saying to the president embrace this. this is all legitimate stuff. >> look, we have to start from the premise that terrorism is real and that we now have the basic tools of investigation today in police wo
keith alexander, the head of the nsa, is going to be stepping down. he made an awfully strange youtube video this weekend where he sort of is explaining in this odd way how terrible reporters are. that just doesn't seem to be the same kind of message that we're getting from the white house, which is a president that says he's welcoming this debate, that he wants to talk about it, that he's obviously very concerned about not just the snowden reports but really the ramifications of how allies are...
213
213
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
he claims the nsa leaker caused more harm than good-bye releasing the nsa secret play book. still the former government spy says these leaks are not our country's biggest problem. >> it is more dependent on the strength of the economy and society than anything else. i think there is for some reason i don't understand there has been a change from the willingness of both parties to get things done for today the two parties at each other's throat. >> he says to get it back on trock you need healthcare change. >> people have been trying to identify her since the web site rolled out. now her picture has been removed from the page and her identity still remains a mystery as does the reason her photo was taken down. >> subsidizing a special break for one national headquarters. it has a lot of critics trying foul. good morning diane. >> good morning ainsley. they are collecting $250 million in annual revenue. the money is collecting through things like dues ticket proceed and so on all get funneled back to the team where they are subject to taxation. they agreed and even filed a bil
he claims the nsa leaker caused more harm than good-bye releasing the nsa secret play book. still the former government spy says these leaks are not our country's biggest problem. >> it is more dependent on the strength of the economy and society than anything else. i think there is for some reason i don't understand there has been a change from the willingness of both parties to get things done for today the two parties at each other's throat. >> he says to get it back on trock you...
62
62
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 62
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> word today that the nsa tapped the phones of not one, but 35 world leaders. >>> and new revelations, what the white house supposedly did and did not know about it. >>> also this hour, chris brown arrested again. accused of punching a fan and charged with assault. and yes, he is still on probation for roughing up rihanna. >>> and they squeezed through a maintenance patch above the shower, made their way along the jail's plumbing and air conditioning system and broke through a concrete wall and walked out right out of an unlocked door. armed and dangerous, still on the run this hour. >>> hello, everyone. i'm ashleigh banfield. it's monday, october 28th. welcome to "legal view." you do not need to eavesdrop to know that the -- the allies are sounding off this morning. in just a few moments, the british prime minister is due to face parliament. you know how those sessions can get. this morning the u.s. ambassador to spain was called if for dressing down the spanish foreign minister. the spanish newspaper is reporting that the nsa collect locations durations for 60 million phone calls in
. >>> word today that the nsa tapped the phones of not one, but 35 world leaders. >>> and new revelations, what the white house supposedly did and did not know about it. >>> also this hour, chris brown arrested again. accused of punching a fan and charged with assault. and yes, he is still on probation for roughing up rihanna. >>> and they squeezed through a maintenance patch above the shower, made their way along the jail's plumbing and air conditioning...
275
275
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 275
favorite 0
quote 0
spain reports the nsa listened in on 60 million phone calls in a single month. in germany, the newspaper records, president obama was briefed by nsa chief keith alexander about spying on angela merkel's calls. the nsa quickly denied the report telling cnn general sander did not discuss with president obama in 2010 an alleged foreign intelligence operation involving german chancellor merkel, nor has he ever discussed alleged operations involving murkle. the nsa says the willingness up to now to deny present and future monitoring. >> i can tell you the president can assure the chancellor, the sungs not and will not 3407b tore the conversations of the chancellor. >> reporter: they are coming to the u.s. to challenge their american counterparts, after breaking quote german law on german soil. house chairman rodgers defended the nsa under surveillance on cnn sunday saying it was both well regulated and essential to keeping both americans and europeans safe from terrorism. >> i think the biggest story here, candy, if the united states intelligence services weren't try
spain reports the nsa listened in on 60 million phone calls in a single month. in germany, the newspaper records, president obama was briefed by nsa chief keith alexander about spying on angela merkel's calls. the nsa quickly denied the report telling cnn general sander did not discuss with president obama in 2010 an alleged foreign intelligence operation involving german chancellor merkel, nor has he ever discussed alleged operations involving murkle. the nsa says the willingness up to now to...
85
85
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
>> the president has full confidence in general alexand sxert leadership in the nsa and the rank and file in the nsa who do extraordinary work on behalf of every american season and allies in keeping them safe. the issues that are part of the review to look at how we can better balance our security needs, and the security needs of our allies against the real privacy concerns that we all share, and as i noted at the top, there has been extraordinary change, technological change in the last 10 or 20 years and certainly in the last ten or so years since 9/11, that has affected i mean, the whole world in the way that we transmit and gather information. and that includes, that has brought about changes in the way and developments in the way that we gaerth intelligence and changes in the way that those in the world want to do harm to americans and their allies operate. that has meant we have had to adapt. as we have adapted and as we adapt, we need to make sure as the president is insisting that we keep a balance that protects our security and takes into account our real privacy concerns.
>> the president has full confidence in general alexand sxert leadership in the nsa and the rank and file in the nsa who do extraordinary work on behalf of every american season and allies in keeping them safe. the issues that are part of the review to look at how we can better balance our security needs, and the security needs of our allies against the real privacy concerns that we all share, and as i noted at the top, there has been extraordinary change, technological change in the last...
90
90
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
a group of european lawmakers arrived in washington to discuss the nsa spying program. a number of reports suggest that the u.s. has been spying on a lot of countries and their leaders almost all of them based on the information leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. reports deny that president obama knew that nsa was spying on angela merkel. >>> news executives are in a london courtroom charged with tackinhacking phones and bribing officials. the trial is expected to run through spring. >>> there is a new glitch playing the affordable healthcare website. the data hub is down halting online enrollment. that hub went down on sunday. it's key in determining eligibility for tax credits which can reduce the cost of those monthly insurance problems. the problem was caused with a connectivity issue at a center operated by verizon. those are your headlines. consider this i"consider this" e have news 24 hours a day at www.aljazeera.com. fought by antibiotics. is it too late to catch up and infections. >> a look at america's conspiracy theories with brad melt zer. did b
a group of european lawmakers arrived in washington to discuss the nsa spying program. a number of reports suggest that the u.s. has been spying on a lot of countries and their leaders almost all of them based on the information leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. reports deny that president obama knew that nsa was spying on angela merkel. >>> news executives are in a london courtroom charged with tackinhacking phones and bribing officials. the trial is expected to run...
204
204
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> one report from a german tabloid indicated that president obama knew that the nsa was tapping the phone of the german chance explore he allowed it to continue, again, german tabloid, a spokeswoman for the agency says that is simply not true. and "the wall street journal" reports the nsa stop monitoring chancellor merkel and other leaders after a white house review uncovered the operations. "the wall street journal" again. meanwhile, a state department spokeswoman says our ambassador to spain met with officials there to discuss reports that the nsa tracked more than 60 million phone calls in that country in one month. dana perino was the press secretary under george w. bush, the 43rd, president bush, 43, and this was happening under bush 43rd. >> i suppose. i don't get the outrage. i don't. i can mott believe the white house said we're going to have to curtail our operations, our intelligence, because they were embarrassed over a report. there's a reason they call it top secret. it is top secret, and i bet you any of these countries that are in any of this news stores are trying to
. >> one report from a german tabloid indicated that president obama knew that the nsa was tapping the phone of the german chance explore he allowed it to continue, again, german tabloid, a spokeswoman for the agency says that is simply not true. and "the wall street journal" reports the nsa stop monitoring chancellor merkel and other leaders after a white house review uncovered the operations. "the wall street journal" again. meanwhile, a state department spokeswoman...
389
389
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KRON
tv
eye 389
favorite 0
quote 1
was lying on its neighbor came from a document from nsa liquor edward snowden. sometime this week as best drama will send its own group of senior intelligence officials to washington for more explanation. >> and anger over claims of the nsa is final people round the world is billed to the streets of washington. >> demonstrators rallied against the nation's surveillance programs on saturday. a state department spokesperson says president obama has directed the government to reveal its surveillance capabilities. >> governor jerry brown all governors of western u.s. states and a canadian province will announce today a partnership to collectively come back climate change and promote clean energy. >> that will formally align climate policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles industrials sources. that the dealings together economies with a combined gdp of 2.8 trillion dollars, the fifth largest in the world. >> the island that ushered millions of immigrants and to the united states is about to resume receiving visitors for the first time since superstore s
was lying on its neighbor came from a document from nsa liquor edward snowden. sometime this week as best drama will send its own group of senior intelligence officials to washington for more explanation. >> and anger over claims of the nsa is final people round the world is billed to the streets of washington. >> demonstrators rallied against the nation's surveillance programs on saturday. a state department spokesperson says president obama has directed the government to reveal...
173
173
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
>> first about nsa collection, it seems increasingly clear if nsa could collect a signal it would. and just add to this ever greater pile of data. analysts couldn't possibly have gone through and made sense of all the signals that they had access to. in terms of spying on the world leaders, the 35 world leaders which is the latest thing that's riled the europeans and people all over the world, it's hard to imagine, if you captured something of interest from angela merkel's cell phone that reference to that wouldn't end up in the president's daily brief. may not say obtained through surveillance of her cell phone but the intelligence would be there otherwise why would you have it? snowden revelations, just keep rolling at the world and at the obama administration. i'm surprised there's not more push back because it's triggered a response by major nations, france, germany, even britain that's been our partner said it will work with the europeans for new rules. we'll come out of this with new rules that the nsa has to live with. somewhat more limited collection of these signals. the q
>> first about nsa collection, it seems increasingly clear if nsa could collect a signal it would. and just add to this ever greater pile of data. analysts couldn't possibly have gone through and made sense of all the signals that they had access to. in terms of spying on the world leaders, the 35 world leaders which is the latest thing that's riled the europeans and people all over the world, it's hard to imagine, if you captured something of interest from angela merkel's cell phone that...
322
322
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 322
favorite 0
quote 1
meanwhile a top republican lawmaker is defending the nsa surveillance program abroad saying it keeps allies "safe." congressman mike rogers told our candy crowley the reports that the u.s. spied on millions of french citizens is misguided. >> maybe there's something more to that. i argue if the french citizens knew exactly what that was about they'd be applauding and popping champagne corks. it's a good thing, keeps the french safe t keeps the u.s. safe t keeps our european allies safe so this whole notion that we're going to go after each other on what is really legitimate protection of nation state interests i think is disingenuous candidly. >> mike rogers calling it disingenuous, something like that classic scene from "casablanca." >> everybody is to leave here immediately. this cafe is closed until further notice. clear the room at once! >> how can he close me up? >> i'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here. >> your winnings, sir. >> thank you very much. >> we'll talk more about this all of this and the fallout throughout the show, but cnn chief national sec
meanwhile a top republican lawmaker is defending the nsa surveillance program abroad saying it keeps allies "safe." congressman mike rogers told our candy crowley the reports that the u.s. spied on millions of french citizens is misguided. >> maybe there's something more to that. i argue if the french citizens knew exactly what that was about they'd be applauding and popping champagne corks. it's a good thing, keeps the french safe t keeps the u.s. safe t keeps our european...
103
103
Oct 28, 2013
10/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
he should stand with the nsa. he should be there with general alexander and the troops there. >> why don't we have a bigger debate, then, in congress? we really haven't had a debate in congress since 2001 to say what's appropriate use of executive power, what's appropriate use of spying that goes on? drones came up this week in the collateral damage from drones. what are the powers the president should have to fight terrorism? it seems like congress doesn't really want to have that debate because they're afraid to do it because they don't want to look weak. finally, some are saying let's push the debate out into the open. >> i'm not afraid of anything, but if we go too much into the open, then we let the enemy know what's going on and we create problems. the idea is we have to have a stronger fence, we have to have stronger spying, if you want to call it, stronger surveillance, and as far as the use of drones, the fact is every war there is collateral damage. unfortunately, innocent people are killed. but the effo
he should stand with the nsa. he should be there with general alexander and the troops there. >> why don't we have a bigger debate, then, in congress? we really haven't had a debate in congress since 2001 to say what's appropriate use of executive power, what's appropriate use of spying that goes on? drones came up this week in the collateral damage from drones. what are the powers the president should have to fight terrorism? it seems like congress doesn't really want to have that debate...